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Company d in collaboration with the International Down syndrome Coalition (IDSC) produced their first music video to “Who I Am” by Sarah Conant, composer and recording artist. The IDSC initiated a call for an original song to be a voice for individuals with Down syndrome and to celebrate World Down Syndrome day March 21, 2013. Ms. Conant’s song was selected from hundreds of submissions.

by Diane Grover Executive Director, International Down Syndrome Coalition For Immediate Release: World Down Syndrome Day is March 21. We are excited to share with you the efforts of the International Down Syndrome Coalition. The IDSC is based out of Memphis, TN. We are so thrilled to announce our plans to include the Memphis community in our World Down Syndrome Day events.

Company d, in partnership with the Buckman Arts Center at St. Mary’s School, presents Let It Be a Dance at 7 p.m, Thursday on November 1, 2012. This unique collaboration unites some of Memphis’ most talented artists working with these dynamic and impressive dancers. Guest choreographers include Tarrik Moore of Udig Dance Academy, Wayne Smith of Project Motion and Kevin Thomas of Collage dance Collective, Christopher Blank narrator and directed by Tony Horne. Tickets are $10 for general admission seating.

Creative License is produced by TRC Media, in partnership with the Tennessee Arts Commission. TRC Media is the television production arm of The Renaissance Center, a non-profit education facility dedicated to the fine arts and music. “d” Is For Dance Host Barry Scott The dance begins – an art form of expressing emotions and ideas… an ancient and ageless way to communicate without saying a word. In every performance, the dancers of Company d are amazing and special. Because every one of them lives with the challenge of Down Syndrome.

Company d members not only dance with exuberance and heart; they also travel with the same spirit and awe. Despite the gray sky and a steady drizzle of rain the dancers’ spirit was not dampened when they boarded the bus shortly after sun up. Company d was invited by VSA of Tennessee to be part of the Young Soloist finalist concert to be held at Dollywood theme park, in the Pines Theater, the weekend of October 29 thru the 31st, 2009.

Professor Moira Logan says there’s a dancer in us all. Two unique initiatives at the University of Memphis open doors for what might seem the most unlikely of performers. By Sara Hoover Among rows of dancers bending and stretching at the University of Memphis is a life lesson. The theatre and dance department is revealing a dancer that is not defined by mastery of the plié, but by heart. And these groups have more than enough.

New York New York recently became the motivating theme song for Company d. After seven years of weekly classes, long rehearsals, summer and winter workshops, performances, performances, performances, dancers were ready “… to be a part of it, New York New York”. The desire for the dancers to perform publically at a national level, to receive master level dance instruction, and to expand the dancers’ aesthetic education and cultural experience “in a city that never sleeps” was part of a vision and became a dream come true in September 2008. It is impossible to rate the best part of the dancer’s four day trip to New York. Every step the dancers took was with excitement, pride and their confidence grew taller and taller.

Though it’s a performing arts troupe of young adults with Down syndrome, this ensemble actually proves that dance is for everyone. This Tennessee-based company performs all over the country, and its members’ contagious energy and pure joy at dancing are prevalent throughout this episode. After watching it, you’ll become a big fan of Company d—guaranteed.